Malcolm McDowell quotes
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“The definition of insanity in Texas is so insane that it's impossible to be insane in Texas.”
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“I am a professional actor and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do. They may inadvertently do it, but it's because of the script, not the acting.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Source: www.gq.com
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“Once you commit to something, you've got to commit the whole way. Try and make the best of it.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. October 11, 2007.
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“I never feel I repeat myself. I really go out of my way to amuse myself. I would be bored stiff. If I feel the déjavu when I'm doing something, I stop and rethink and rework it.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Source: www.gq.com
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“The most dangerous people are always clever, compelling, and charismatic.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Source: www.gq.com
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“I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. June 21, 2011.
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“You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : "Malcolm Mcdowell Talks Tom Jones, His Legendary Career And His New Film “suing The Devil”". Interview with Scott Neumyer, www.ifc.com. April 13.
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“There are no great scripts - just great films.”
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“The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. June 21, 2011.
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“The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. October 11, 2007.
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“Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.”
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“I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. October 11, 2007.
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“I love doing every role I do!”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : "EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm McDowell Talks Killing Santa Claus in Silent Night". B.Alan Orange, movieweb.com. November 30, 2012.
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“Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. Ocotber 11, 2007.
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“An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : "Malcolm McDowell Talks Tom Jones, His Legendary Career And His New Film 'Suing The Devil'". Interview with Scott Neumyer, www.ifc.com.
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“My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 31, 2012.
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“If you look a little punkish, then they're going to give you the parts. And if you play an iconic villain early on in your career, you tend to get asked to play one over and over and over again.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 31, 2012.
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“One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : "Fictional character: Mick Travis". "If....", www.imdb.com. 1968.
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“I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild.”
-- Malcolm McDowellSource : Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 31, 2012.
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